The New Megane Renaultsport 250

5th November 2009

Now at Bells.....the new Renaultsport 250

On the road prices starting at £23,160

Renaultsport has a rich heritage in high-performance cars and the latest, the Mégane Renaultsport 250, has been eagerly awaited since its unveiling in March in Geneva.

Continuing the range line-up of its Renaultsport brothers, Twingo and Clio, the new Mégane Renaultsport 250 is available in two versions: the Mégane Renaultsport 250 Cup at £23,160 on the road and the Mégane Renaultsport 250 at £24,160. The former includes the specific Cup chassis whilst the latter adds more equipment and the standard sport chassis setting.

Despite its performance intent, the Mégane Renaultsport 250 Cup is equipped with a generous specification including:

• Cruise control
• Speed limiter
• Eight airbags
• RAID automatic door locking
• Brembo brakes
• Renaultsport Dynamic Management ESP system
• Renault keycard
• Electrically operated and heated door mirrors
• 60W RDS MP3-compatible CD player with fingertip control
• Bluetooth and RCA connection
• ISOFIX child seat mountings
• Rear parking sensors
• The Cup suspension pack

The Cup Suspension Pack includes a limited slip differential, stiffer springs, dampers and anti-roll bar, grooved discs, red finish to the Brembo brake calipers, 235/40 Michelin Pilot Sport 2 tyres and ‘AX-L’ 18" x 8.25" alloy wheels in satin black.

The Mégane Renaultsport 250 is particularly well equipped adding:

• Leather upholstery
• Heated front seats
• Electrically adjustable driver’s seat with memory function
• Renault Hands Free card
• Dual-zone climate control
• Automatic operation of the lights and wipers
• 18" (x 8.25") ‘Keza’ alloy wheels with 225/40 Dunlop Sport Maxx TT tyres
• Extra tinted tailgate and rear side windows
• Tyre pressure monitor
• Multi-functional TunePoint
• The Renaultsport Monitor telemetry system
• LED daytime running lights
• Bi-xenon headlamps
• Recaro seats
• 19" Speedline alloy wheels with the latest generation 235/35 Continental Sport Contact 5 tyres
• Carminat TomTom
• Arkamys 4x30 RDS radio with 6 CD and Bluetooth and Multi-Functional TunePoint Electric folding door mirrors
• Front parking sensors
• A fixed glass roof.
• As part of the Renault i.d. programme, customers can choose one of two interior colours or anthracite finish to the exterior detailing.
• The Cup Suspension Pack is available as an option combined with Recaro front seats at £1,950.

Customers can choose to personalise their car with a broad range of options including:

The Mégane Renaultsport is available in seven colours: Glacier White, Capsicum Red, Extreme Blue, Pearl Black, Mercury, Oyster and, unique to the model, Sport Yellow. As standard, the centre section of the front bumper and F1-style blade, door mirrors and rear diffuser are finished in gloss black. Customers can choose to have these elements in anthracite as part of the Renault i.d. programme.

Both versions of the Mégane Renaultsport 250 are in group 17E for the ABI rating.

The Mégane Renaultsport 250 range is available to order from 1st November with first deliveries arriving in the UK in January.

Renault recognises that its Renaultsport customers make up some of its most devoted and loyal fan base. Renaultsport organises regular trackdays in the UK and abroad through www.renaultsport.co.uk, the website for Renault performance fans to get the latest information and share discussions in the community forums.

For more information on the new Megane Renaultsport 250 call 02844 833233 or email sales@bellscrossgar.com